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DATE: Mon., April 17, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Baseball

Blue Devil bats key sweep of Oswego

OSWEGO, N.Y. -- Fredonia State batters connected for 31 hits Monday in a doubleheader sweep of Oswego, 11-9 and 10-5.

The attack was led by sophomore Jim Kunkemoeller (West Seneca/St. Francis), who was 7 for 8 on the day, including two homers in first game of the doubleheader.

The Blue Devils improved to 9-18 overall and 4-6 in SUNYAC. Oswego dropped to 11-13 and 3-7.

Kunkemoeller collected six RBI (five in Game 1), scored six runs, and had 20 putouts at first base on the day. His three-run homer capped a four-run seventh inning to break open Game 1. He also had a two-run homer in the third inning.

Junior infielder Bryan Recchia (Webster/Webster Schroeder) also cracked a two-run homer in the first game. Junior rightfielder Kyle Adams (Naples/Naples), sophomore catcher Brandon Phillips (Rochester/Gates-Chili) and sophomore shortstop Tom Butler (Verona/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) had two hits each -- Phillips and Butler from the No. 8 and No. 9 spots in the Blue Devil batting order.

Senior righthander Craig Heath (Watkins Glen/Watkins Glen) was the winning pitcher. He worked the first seven innings. Sophomore lefthander Matt Bauman (Alden/St. Francis) pitched the final two innings.

In Game 2, senior designated hitter Shane Morrison (Elmira/Notre Dame) had a two-out, two-run single as part of a decisive five-run third inning. Kunkemoeller was 3 for 3 with three runs scored, junior third baseman Mike Austin (Buffalo/City Honors) had three hits and two RBI, and sophomore catcher Dan Murphy (Eden/Eden) had two hits and three RBI.

In addition, junior left fielder Phil Gavin (Rochester/Greece Olympia) and freshman right fielder Pete Lusk (Albion/Albion) had two hits each.

Sophomore righthander Noah Huard (Buffalo/City Honors) allowed two hits and one unearned run in 3 1/3 innings in relief of the starting pitcher, freshman righthander Tom Hausler (Williamsville/Williamsville East).

The Blue Devils visit Penn State-Behrend for a doubleheader Thursday before closing out the SUNYAC regular season on the road with doubleheaders Saturday at Plattsburgh, and Sunday in Utica vs. SUNYIT.

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